Word: cleverisms
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...Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide. I thought that was extremely funny and well done. And I'm a fan of his World War Z. On the movie side I'm a classic George Romero guy. I like my zombies slow and stupid - as opposed to this new fast-moving, clever zombie trend that's been hitting movies...
...companies. “You on one side, me on the other,” Claire schemes. “It’s perfect.” To ensure their future together, they devise a complex plan involving multiple passports and secret meetings, all meticulously thought-out and cleverly executed.In “Duplicity,” Gilroy ambitiously attempts to transcend the stereotypical spy thriller with a thoughtful minimalism that made his directorial debut “Michael Clayton,” so successful. He employs frequent flashbacks and chronological re-orderings that lend the film an enticing...
...seem like a wise decision, as Rice and Rudder have acquired a reputation for witty wordplay and elegant storytelling, but on “Grr…” the songwriting disappoints most of all. To be sure, there is the odd line that stands out for refreshing cleverness or insight; in the otherwise drab “Don’t Hideaway,” “I’m going to write you a letter / every day you like you were a debtor” humorously captures the stalker-like intensity with which the narrator...
...understand Genie’s excitement over the case of the retirement home graffiti, or his desire for his adventure to be complicated and far reaching. Genie is an endearing—if enigmatic—character. His issues with anger, combined with his intelligence, lead to moments of clever, believable, and funny insight. Yet “Huge” struggles to render what Mark Haddon’s novel, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” succeeded quite well at—the portrayal of an adolescent boy?...
...base color for a large number of house shirts (Leverett, Eliot, Kirkland, Lowell, Cabot, if memory serves us correct) is not a good look. Shouldn't you want to stand out in a crowd? Cabot House, however, gets a few points for this reasonably clever shirt (FlyBy doesn't ask for much...